Allan Russell Frost (born 2 December 1942) is a former cricketer who played first-class cricket for South Australia from 1965 to 1968.
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| Full name | Allan Russell Frost | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 December 1942 Adelaide, South Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1965–66 to 1967–68 | South Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 12 July 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A fast bowler, Frost took a wicket with the first ball of the innings in his first first-class match when he had MCC’s Geoffrey Boycott caught by Ian Chappell on Christmas Eve 1965.[1] He had his best season in 1966–67, when he took 33 wickets at an average of 23.69 in the Sheffield Shield.[2] He toured New Zealand with the Australian team at the end of the season. He played in two of the four matches against New Zealand, taking six wickets, all of top-order batsmen.[3]
His best first-class bowling figures were 5 for 28 against Wellington in February 1967.[4] His best figures in the Sheffield Shield were 5 for 51 in the first innings against Queensland a month earlier, when he also took 4 for 22 in the second innings.[5]
His career was curtailed by his refusal on religious grounds to play cricket on Sundays.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "South Australia v MCC 1965–66". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ^ "Bowling in Sheffield Shield 1966–67". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ^ A. G. Wiren, "Australians in New Zealand, 1967", Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1968, pp. 875–88.
- ^ "Wellington v Australians 1966–67". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ^ "Queensland v South Australia 1966–67". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ^ The Oxford Companion to Australian Cricket, Oxford, Melbourne, 1996, p. 203.
External links
edit- Allan Frost at ESPNcricinfo
- Allan Frost at CricketArchive (subscription required)